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A. W. WHITE OF BOSTON, AND JOHN J. WATSON, OF GLOUCESTER, MAS-SAOHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 96,17 4, dated October 26, 1869.

CHIN-REST FOR VIOLINS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, A. W. WHITE, of Boston,in the county of Sui'olk, and State of Massachusetts, and J CHN J.WATSON, of Gloucester, in the county of Essex, and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and improved Chin-Rest for the Violinand Viola; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full. andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, andto the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the method of fastening andtightening a chin-rest for the violin and viola.

` Figure l represents a violin with our device attached.

Figure 2 is a view of the device by itself.

Figure 3 is a section of i'g. 3, obtained by cutting it through in-thecentre, in the line xy, showing the method by. which the screw isattached, &c.

In iig. 2, ais the portion of the rest lying on the 4upper side of theviolin, being that portion upon which the chin of the performer rests.-b is that portion pressing against the lower side of the violin.l e is ascrew, turned to the right or left hy the handle c, which is fastened tothe screw e. dand f (see fig. 3) are projections or shields, for thepurpose of holding the screw e in place, and preventing it from slippingout of the upper part of the rest a. The lower part' of the rest, b,runs up and down the screw e, 4at the pleasure of the performer.

In using our chinrest, we first place it upon the violin or viola, as iniig. A1; then, by turning the handle c to the left, tighten the rest bybringing the parts a and b closer together, presssing them against theupper and lower sides of the instrument respec tively.

To loosen the rest, in order to remove it, we simply turn` the handle 'cto the right, thus turning the screw e and widening the distance betweenthe parts a and b.

NVe are awareA that there are -devices for this purpose already in themarket, the one tightening by means of a spring being used, perhaps,more than any other. None, however, are now in general use.

We consider ours superior to all others,inasmuch as it can he madetighter than others, will not loosen, is easily tightened, is moreconvenient, and more durable, as the spring is v ery likely` to getloose and lose its power. v

lVe do not claim a violin-holder for the chin as anything new or novel.v

We do not claim the parts'a and b, in themselves, as our invention.

What we claim as our invention, is-' The combination and arrangement ofthe screw e with the handle c attached, combined and arranged with theholds or shields d and j, for the purpose of tightening and loosening achin-restfor t-he violin and viola.

JOHN J. WATSON. A. W. WHITE. XVitnesses:

H. W. WILLIAMS, GEORGE W. MECUM.

